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FIRST GERMAN BOOK. 



By 



Dr. F. ^Lbm. 






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NEW YORK: 

E. Steiger. 

1872. 



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PREFACE. 



This First Book for the study of German presents the first elements 
of the language in such a way as to be learned and taught most easily and 
successfully. It has been modelled in accordance with the requirements of 
the Superintendent of Public Schools of New York City, and is designed for 
the two lowest grades. 

Ahn's Second German Book, similarly prepared, is a sequel to the 
First German Book; the two as a whole form a volume entitled Ahn's 
Rudiments op the German Language, being the sixteenth edition much 
improved and enlarged of that popular book. 

The following are among the commendable features of this publication: 

1. The introduction of large sized Script letters expressly cut for the 
purpose of showing their true formation so unmistakably as to make reading 
and copying them a matter of no difficulty. 

2. The pronunciation of German is explained accurately, clearly, simply; 
all the words given in illustration have their meaning attached, and are 
therefore acquired intelligently. The sound and the sense being learned by 
a single effort, the mind becomes stored with a multitude of German words; 
and this is not all, for these words as well as those throughout the reading 
exercises are selected for practical application from the stock in every day use. 

3. Many exercises are in a neat, legible German Script, in order to 
drill the pupil in German chirography. 

4. Negative and Interrogative sentences are also freely interspersed. 
Great care has been bestowed upon judiciously framing questions and an- 
swers, as they are known to tend materially to the speedy speaking of a lan- 
guage; and a novel way of couching them has been introduced, which can 
hardly fail to interest the pupil, while it brings his faculties into play. 

In conclusion, the Editor confidently relies on this book rewarding all 
his labors by rendering the study of German attractive as an accomplish- 
ment, valuable as an auxiliary to the full comprehension of English gram- 
mar, or most advantageous, now that a knowledge of German is becoming 
so wide-spread, on the score of general utility. 
New York, August 1872. 



Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1872, by 

E. S t e i g e r , 

in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. 



E. Steiger, New York, 
Printer and Electrotyper. 



Fie st Pakt. 



The Alphabet. 



The German Alphabet is composed of the following twenty- 
six letters: 



Name: 

a 91 " «* & ah 

a A 

h 33 /^ bay 

b B 



C (£ * .=^1 tsay 

c C 



b 2) */>^ 



d D 

e @ 

e E 



day 



a 7 



f 8? 

f F 



Name: 

ef 



g ® ^ & gay 



? w 



I 3 



hali 



ee 



J? >*' -^ 






2 — 



Name: 

I St J (^T kah 

k K 



1 8 S J%..A 

1 L 

m Wl ^ tW em 

m M 

tt 9t *, ^P en 

n N 

D > #* o 

o O 

J ?/ J^ pay 

q iD « ^ koo 



Name: 

ess 



s S / 

t % y & tay 



t T 
u U 



00 



S) B ^ C^ 7 fow(fou) 

v V 

tt) 28 ^ ^^ vay 



w W 



IX 



r $1 „ 

r R 



err 






9 c) ! 5^ -^^ ypseelon 



tset 



Simple vowels are: a, e, t, o, tt, (9), 
Modified or softened vowels : d, o, tt, 
Diphthongs, or compound sounds: ait, ei, cm, cm, ai. 

All other letters are consonants. 



— 3 



Pronunciation. 




it U 



i like i in bit ) or ee in beer. 

n and m have the same sounds as n and m in English. 

tt like OO in roof. 



tn 



urn 

about 



4 — 

nimm 

take 



mm 

now 



Observation: Vowels preceding double consonants are short. 



r 91 



E 





b 2) 

d D 

e like in £/ieir or bed, or like €i in sleigh. 

fc at the beginning of a syllable like the English cf, at the end 

almost like t. 
t has a more forcible utterance than in English. 

er ber hi rntr nab runb bumm 



he 



the 



thou 



only 



and 



round 



stupid 



bemt Sftunb 9tinb ffibnranb 



for 



mouth 



cattle 



Edmund 



is 



1K -J^^^^^^^fi^ 



Obs. : 1. All nouns, common as well as proper, and words used 
as nouns begin with a capital letter. 
2. In final syllables c is very short, and must be pro- 
nounced softly: 

re ben ir ben nen nen tmmer dnbt 



to speak 



earthen 



always 



end 



©r be Sfteb ner 9?u ber mm titer ten nen 



earth 



speaker 



-sS-st 



*■&&■&.■&- 



to run 



^S^^S^Vi*;^ 



3. £> 

o O 



^t? 





a % 

a A 

' like O in not or stone. 
a like a in hard, father. 

an ba man arm ober orb nen an ber 

at there one poor or to put in order other 

2)orn SJconb fftanb 9corb $ab I ber 

thorn moon edge north wheel vein 



9k me farmer bann bar urn bonnern 

name marble then therefore to thunder 

Wm Mam SJcorb %nna Wlaxia 

arm man murder Ann Mary 

Smnta (Sbuarb SJcinna 3ba 

Emma Edward Minna Ida 



4. » as ^%? 




v 



ttJ SB ^tt? 




t> sounds like the English T. 

tt> is pronounced almost like the English V. 

*>on tw m tt)enn tt)cmn warm 

of before where if when warm 

weber wcmbern SBinb SBanb SBunber 

neither to wander wind wall wonder 

warnen wen ben tixtrnm SBunbe (£»a 

to warn to turn why wound Eve 







b, I, f have the same sounds as b, I, f in English; b, at the 
end of a word, is pronounced almost likei*. 

Bin oBen after Bin ben toe Ben $8ab 

am above but to bind to weave bath 

S3oben 33rob 23anb 33trne SftaBe 

ground bread ribbon pear raven 

ah fceben fcrennen 33unb Snmtten 

off to tremble to burn league well 



*-■&*■ ■€&■'&&&<■ 



1*<-1&**-&&lV-&& 






&**&&*****■ 



— S — 

kUn (ertten t>oII alk St lie Soft 

to live to learn full all lily praise 

Scmtm £eber Sail Ian. ben molten Site 

lamb leather ball to land woolen ell 

S3r'u ber £a ben mat 

brother store times ' 

-£/;/.<**sa*^- ^d^-zC^-fr &</*-6%>'£-/:- c^i**///^^ 



fern fallen of fen rufen ioerfen fttlb 

far to fall open to call to throw field 

ftaxU geber $lamme £)fen SBolf 

color pen flame stove wolf 

fin ben for been gaben gefl Sorm jReffe 

to find to ask thread skin form nephew 

fromm fremb SBaffe flint mem ftlux 

pions strange weapon to glitter hall 



linb Sin me £>orf %allt 9feM 

evening flower village trap fog 

finb wig 31 ma lie ©mi lie fUtU lifer 

Lewis Amelia Emily vine shore 









9 — 






t X 

t T 



p and t haye the same sounds as p and t in English. 

$cttme Jhtttter ^>e.ter $uppe $appe( 

palm powder Peter doll poplar 

$fcmtte $ferb $funb 2)ampf $rofce 

pan horse pound steam proof 

spumpe Spfeffer Styfet Cippe Campe 

purup pepper apple lip lamp 



u£>ir-&i&&< y^</^^<^ j/^^^^i>^- J£^-?> 



■ttififiz.tfc 



toff treffett 6m ten ret ten nett Xabd 

mad to hit to roast to save neat blame 

Xannt £ob fiuft SSa ter Gutter Xm 

fir death air father mother tone 



10 



tre ten fatten Xxommd SBetter 5tn ton 

to step to beg drum weather Anthony 

tap fer Strep pe Strop fen SEtttpe matt 

brave stairs drop tulip wea"k 




h is aspirated, like h in the English word hold. After a vowel 
or at, Iris not pronounced, but indicates that the syllable 
i3 long, pi) is pronounced like f. 

fetf fato fart ^of fen £afer £>atm 

clear half . hard to hope oats stalk 

£>irt £>tmmel £>of Winter ftnaB 

shepherd heaven yard behind down 

fatten funbert £anb £>emb Hermann 



to hold 



hundred 



hand 



shirt 



Herman 



yyy^yy^ &?■ y o? * y^y 

yy^-C-^ y r'yy-&-?^ ^^^</ y ^z^/s ^yj^/^y 

y yyy y X y 

rofj frof rtttjen ^opl tafm toatjr 

rufo glad to rest hollow lame true 



— 11 — 

mefjr £)$r Utjx Uvfym tttf Z^at 

more ear watch glory red valley 

Zljuxm £()or Muty fflaty X$at Stfatl) 

tower gate courage advice deed wire 

SBerty PftVfo %M$ tyn mty ofne 

value Philip Adolphus him well without 

breljeit efrett marten Sftdjm SEfjon 

to turn to honor to grind cream clay 

%%a lev %fy re fe 28i( Ijet mi ite 



dollar 



Theresa 



Wilhelmina 



w 7 y 








— 12 — 

a like a in care, late. 
o almost like H in murder, shutter. 

u has no corresponding sound in English; it is pronounced 
like the French if. 

an bent dl) nctti Xoty ten fat len net ^en 

to change to look like to choose to fell to sew 

ndljren ndljern 2lefyre $5ixx SBdrme 

to nourish to approach ear bear warmth 

SBdr ter %$xa ne £drm £p ter fydft 

waiter tear noise doer holds 

obt Mo be tljijnern tyoren tootoen 

desert dull earthen to hear to vault 

offnen tob ten 9td6 re Soffel %W te 

to open to kill pipe spoon flute 

fritter £)e( |j6fje Berber Wlbxtd 

janitor oil height murderer % cement 

it fox fur fritlj fitnf bitnn fitfj len 

over for early five thin to feel 

mitbe fttflen UeM %lutl)t m$k 

tired to fill evil blossom mill 

mihx Sp* Wu$t £fitfe #fitte 

miller door trouble help cottage 

md tycn W$ prit fen SMjne 9fttoe 

to mow bad to examine mane turnip 

" J "^ 

■t2£r&£-&>i&-X<-i&*- 4<>Z2'-t?&^&'/&?<Z- ■&£'&&^>A<'&-if<& 

K 



— 13 — 




f has a somewhat softer sound than the English s. 
3 is used at the end of words, and of parts of compound 
words. 

fo fefyr fet ten fa en fefjen @ofyn ©enf 

so very rare to sow to see son mustard 

©ilBer te fen taf fen effen ftriffen 3nfe( 

silver to read to let to eat to know island 

Be fen 9*ofe ©opfie SQaffer S^effer 

broom rose Sophia water knife 

£ctffe fanft fen ben U fe Sonne ©uppe 

cup soft to send bad sun soup 

SJcorfer ©Ufafcety §>ateBanb Slug gang 



mortar Elizabeth 



necklace 



exit 



CanbSmann es ba§ Ms ti>a8 aU %tU 

countryman it the till what than rock 



7£^-&*S- 






ar^^S^-TSB 



— 14 — 




q £} 



£ sounds like the English k; cf replaces double k. 
q, always followed by u, sounds like qu in quire, 

loft flor ttyl Wop fen fan* $or!3 $ofe 

cold clear cool to knock can basket cheese 

Stotf ^dr per Stty Sttftt Stint ®naU 

head body cow throat child boy 

$nopf $ro ne Iron! ben fen trin fen £>onf 

button crown sick to think to drink thanks 

SBinl asotf SBoife tforl 2Jtorft 33irfe 

hint people cloud cork market birch 

bid fed fooder troden Mden we den 

thick plucky brave dry to bend to awake 



15 



@0(f 23acfer SDetfet quer quttt qua fen 

bag baker * lid across quit to torture 

qua fen fle quem Duel le Dual Duit te 

to croak convenient spring torment quince 

Dualrn £}uart queHen $orn $upfer 

smoke quart to spring forth corn copper 

©rft (fe £a cfe mt Sanf 

bridge hoe lime ' bench 



C^-&-&t--&^/f &Z- 



&£■&'£. ■■£- /* 



*^-€&&-<Z J^t^^-^S^ 



to 

sch 



Sch 




— 16 




sp 



fd) sounds like the English sh. 

ft and fp like St and sp in English, at the beginning of a 
word approaching the sound sht and slip. 

fdjctrf fd)5n fd)limm fdjmctl fcfyneff f(^tt>cr 

sharp beautiful bad narrow quick heavy 

fdjtofit <Sd)iff ©cfyulj <2djfaf <Sd)na6e( 

sultry ship shoe sleep bill 

©djjrift <Sdjtt>an ©cfyttert frifcfy faljjft 

writing swan sword fresh false 

P&fdj SEtfdj Sufdj $rofdj SWenf^ 2Bunf^ 

pretty table bush frog man wish 

glafdje ityitfdj* <2d)af <2d)itte Slfdje 

bottle coach sheep school ashes 

fajt gejlern 90 £ifre Jtfifie 23itrfte 

almost yesterday branch chest coast brush 

(Sd)ttefter fieri ftutnm {ttljkn ftritfen 

sister strong dumb to steal . to knit 

@ta|t ©tern ©totf <3ttafl ©trunrpf 

steel star stick ray stocking 

©trofj foften fte^en jfrafen ©front 

straw to cost to stand to punish stream 



— 11 



foffler ©fitff fiafl fiuft fr&t (Sped 

cushion chair burden pleasure late bacon 



^£-*^&7<t- 



£-&^^*'&-i>^ 






12. 



ch 




c£ in the middle, and ty at the end of a word, differ in 
sound. For the correct pronunciation the pupil must 
refer to his teacher, as there is no corresponding sound 
in English. 

id) mid) nid)t htrd) redjt fd)led)t .toetdjer 

I me not through right 



bad 



svhich 



foremen furd)ten M\i6) ®M$t ^jpjft 

to speak to fear milk servant duty 



Sftid) ter M dje £er dje 9)Mb djett ttadj 

judge kitchen lark girl after 



nod) f)od) madjen fodjen fudjen S3ad) 

still high to make to cook to seek brook 

Xufy Madjen 3?ad)t 2Bod)e Xotyttx 



cloth 



boat 



night 



week 



daughter 



d)S or <£f is pronounced like x when those consonants belong 
to the root or radical syllable. 

fecf)3 ttadjfen SBacfyg &udjs £><$$ 53«^ 

six to grow wax fox ox book 

la djen ^rucfyt $urd)t 8fa$3 Sftt djarb 

to laugh fruit fear flax Richard 






13. Q © 




G 



8, at the beginning of a word, sounds like the English g in 
good; between two vowels, and at the end of a syllable, 
the sound is generally like ify, only much softened. 

gut gefi> grim glcttt grol> ©akl ©elb 

good yellow green smooth coarse fork money 

©arte @tae ©fotfe gegen trage SBeg 

goose glass bell against idle way 

reg nen 23erg gift get $6 nig £o nig 

to rain mountain wing king honey 



— 19 — 

fa gen ge nug fra gen $flug 9?a get 

to say enough to ask plough nail 

Slag $o gel 9tog gen Stag ge SOcagb 

day bird rye flag servant-girl 

tt$ sounds like ng in ring. The pronunciation is the same, 
when ng is followed by a vowel, like the English sing-er, 
not like fln-ger or an-ger. 

eng fain gen ftn gen Sing 9ftng ©aft 

narrow to bring to sing thing ring guest 

ginger fdjfagen ©uftat) ©djfoager 

finger to strike Gustavus brother-in-law 





14. 



# is either preceded by a long vowel and has the sound of the 
English ss, or is used instead of f$ at the end of a word, 
and of ff before t. 

grop fitp gup ©trape bap nap Hap 

great sweet foot street that wet pale 



20 



nut castle bite river certain keg 




— 21 — 

l is pronounced like y in you. 

I sounds like Is; $ replaces double g. 

J sounds like 3*. 

jet jeber jung 3ft Qw <3faW& 3al)r 

yes every young hunter Jacob year 

3oI)ann 3o|anna -Softy!) -Sugenb 

John Jane Joseph youth 

-Suttel ju jcrtjm jeljn jttolf jtoi fdjett 

jewel to, too tame ten twelve between 

tooth Francis Frances toe sugar 

3o ferine 3ofl 3«ft0C 3iwmer fuvj 

Josephine inch tongue room short 

black proud twenty plant wood 

©djmerj jefct fefcen gri£ jRefc Sftfc 

pain now to place Fred net lightning 

®a& Julius 3utie ftrt jenev 3pm 

cat Julius Julia ax that anger 

$fy ten ft fcett fttofc 3ftng ling <2d)ak 

to count to sit place youth treasure 

-T 9'yy ?-/■ 

// yy y y 




^&^*<^-&ii> ■?£■£&■ 



i6. 



an 



cy 



cm 



ai 



// 



ex 



eu 



ex 



All diphthongs are long. 
cm is pronounced like OH in house, out. 
an and eu sound almost like oy in boy. 

ai is pronounced by drawing the sounds of a and i quickly 
together. 

au$ ctuf cmdj great fctau rau$ taut 

blue rough 



upon 



also 



gray 



loud 



ftxau X$au £>cw6 ©traup SBaum 3am 

woman dew house nosegay tree fence 

<5t<ro& 2tuge %uauft traumen SMuBev 

dust eye Augustus to dream robber 



fdjSunten beutfdj $reu£ie SDeutfdjfonb 

to foam German Prussian Germany 

nett eud) ncun tmt tijtit er eu cr f ettt 

new you nine faithful dear your to-day 

£>eu gfreunb gfeuer gfreube @d)eune 



barn 



hay friend tire joy 

SM £>cmt SJtouer (sulc 3^ug ntf 

May grove wall owl testimony 






&?■/«£■ ^■fr/^^'Z-^ 




- / 

&■&&*/ 



17. 



et 



tc 



ct sounds like t in side. 

it sounds like ie in field, ee in deer. 

em $tt>et bret netn tttcin bem fetn fret 

one two three no my thy his free 

Rein tt>ett fcreit xtify letdjt (Si $rei3 



small 



wide 



broad 



rich 



circle 



(Ste 23eil 3eit SBcin B^eig 3^etfe( 



branch 



doubt 



— 24 — 

SEefdj tfleib (£icf)e bie ttrie nie jjiel 

pond dress oak the how never much 

»tcr ftekn ttef toieber frieren He gen 

four seven deep again to freeze to lie 

Me djen file |en 2)teb Stater ©tie fcl 

to creep to flee thief animal boot 

$nie tfrieg 23iev ©piet 2)tenjt Stttene 

knee war beer play service face 

23iene 3tege tt>eid) Mbe fennel ben 

bee goat soft both to cut 

23rief SBiege SDceile |)einrt(| <Seife 

letter cradle . mile Henry soap 

griebrid) fie ^te Ben i>erfd)ieben mdjen 

Frederick she to draw different to reach 

tie djen Steb 9let$ $£ei fe 2Bei fe SBie fe 

to smell song rice travel manner meadow 



is. aa ^CZ^Z^ 



ee 



^<0^0>^ 



00 



aa, cc, 00 sound like n, e, o, and are always long. 

tyaav &aax <&acd <Saat leer ©cfjnee 

pair hair hall crop empty snow 

Stht See re <2ee (e Seet Wat Soot 

clover berry soul bed eel boat 

Wloox (See Stteer 2ttoo$ §>eer <Staar 

moor lake sea moss army starling 



J?? ' -&t 



-&Z-t?&A<- Ztz-^h-c 



<= ^?£-&-&-#l-&- C/& ■&&'£ <y {/£-&■& 






o 



19 9 U 



c £ 

c C 




>^ 



26 — 



ch Ch 




/^£^^^ ( in words derived from 

^ foreign languages. ) 

9 is pronounced like i, 

fy rifdj §9 a ne tyty xa mi be §^m ne 

lyric hyena pyramid hymn 

c Is pronounced like % before d, c, t, o, t), and like f before 
a, o, u, or a consonant. 

Se ber Si fter ne Si tro ne So le fti ne 



cedar 



lemon 



Celestine 



Gtypreffe ©apttcrf Cucta Som|>of 

cypress capital Lucy compass 

<$> is pronounced before d, e, t, i) like cf> in id), before other 
vowels or consonants, in general, like k. In words 
derived from the French it sounds almost like sh. 

Sf)e mie (S|i ritrg &f a raf ter Sf)e rub 

chemistry surgeon character cherub 

(Dacota be Gnjor (Shrift S^am^ag ner 

chocolate • chorus Christian champagne 



— 27 



In words derived from foreign languages, the syllable tt, when 
followed by a vowel, is generally pronounced like %i. 

9k tt on Kite tt on (£9 tin ber Sec tt on 

nation auction cylinder lesson 

$or ti on $a ti ent He ti e 

portion patient share 



^<-6&^>Z.^j^& 



1Z4--&--PJZ--&- 



•^^C^C'^^^^e. 



yy 

y 



tff&&&&m 






^■&&<Z^'&&& 



^■-z^m<tm<- 



^-&-&&*7&1&£<> 



yy X^ 7 






j^^-^^-gy^^s 



yy yy ' y y y- 9?- ■ 
y y y / 



— 28 — 



Miscellaneous Exercises. 



■aaa — -aaaaa>- 



aaa-aaa^aa*a<- — . '/<t-a<aa^a 



^^/-^ ai^-aa^a* 



/AAA ^a> /.<■&-* 



A^A A-^^A C A- 



A-AAt^A^AA^A 



<y c^-ca^a' (^Z^aaaa^t — «=^s>5^i) 



A^-AA AA- A AAA AA 



•*A*-/f'SS AAATAA- 



A<A<AA AAO-t^H-A-AAA 



Ct7 a 

—/.A-t^A-AA^ 



t&A-AA^ 



r s-AA^ : AAAA' 



P 9? ; y 

AAA^ < ^rt5/ / ^CaH^K 

^ A^A-AAA ''' jA^AA-&AAA<- f/^A&Ah 

£/{/> C^AA-<0<^AA-Ai< j^AA-A< 



' A^Z AA AAAA 



*A< AAAA^&AA AA 



A* ■& ^jZ/AAA ^A~&A< 



/^~t^-<Z&AAA 




9?2^-*A<<Z A<- 

A^AAAA^/r A< A^ 



t C^AA^-O <l/^YZ£^ 



/C^AA'f-'A&A&A* 



A^ A'<A^AtAA 



■■&&<AAA*Ae- 






•"2 




^ y ^ y /r~ / c/7. y 







^ r ^^^<^ j /^ 






&-£^7^-/&-&Z- 



-?<*?&?>£&? 




~&&& ■&£ -7&-&-Z-& 



30 






■&%-%<-t?6'yz &■&■%<■ 



v-rtt&t-s-/-?'/ 



-^<^-'A<^t^-^^'/A ■£%■?>? -7 



^■ZC-C-tZZ^ 



£r-&&Z-^*%£- 



y Z S 



■%<■&& -4C/-&- 



/I* 






V* 









^-/A&t-'/Z- 



f^^^/ArZ-A* 






^c^ 



Cjf!/ <t/</i?6i&A 



■f.y^-f-&--6&'i 




£<&6&^*<m& 









/y 






?,<-&&■&?<£-& 



■T'/X- ■&&Z-&t'&- 









— 31 — 



SECOND PART. 



Practical Exercises. 
I. 

ber i&&&c (masc.) bte ,&£& (fern.) bciS *&^i-t> (neuter.) 

the the the 



ber Setter &£** /&Z&&&** bte 2ftutter ^ 

the father the mother 

ba$ £tnb ^^^y <^Q****/ ber 33cmm ^W; J^^**^* 

the child the tree 

ber ©arten ^ (C^^**.^** bte @tabt W^ ^v^^^z 

the garden /^^ the city 

ba$ §au§ ^^-tr y^^^y unb *J^*/ 

the house z/' and 

Obs. : l. Iii German all nouns commence with a capital letter. 

2. The German language has three genders of nouns: 
the masculine, feminine and neuter gender. 

3. The article ber, bte, bct£, the, is called the definite 
article. 

4. If au article is required, it has to be repeated before 
two or more consecutive nouns, especially when 
they are of different gender. 

£>er 23ater unb bte Gutter, S)te (Stabt unb ber 
©arteiu 3)a§ f)cmS, bte (Stabi £)er iBaum unb ber 
©arten, ®er Setter, bte Gutter unb bag $mb* 



32 



ber (Soljit ^** 

the son 



bie geber &£& 

the pen 






the daughter 

ba§ papier ^^r ^C^ 

the paper 






^^>^^^?5* 



the book ss the table 

ba§ SSKeffer &£*^ ^y£^^/&^ bie ©abe( ^^ ^t»i£&'£ 



the knife 



the fork 



^^st^^: 



iud)t 5^^^ _ 

not /^ 

Obs. : In some of the following exercises the definite article 
is to be omitted. Example: 33ater unb gutter — father 
and mother. 

3)er (Soljn unb bie Softer* 2)a3 Sfteffer, uidfjt bie 
©afiet £ie £yebcr, bag papier unb bag 33ud), @o()n unb 
$atei\ Gutter unb Zodjtex. 5)cr ©arten, nicfjt ber 
S3aum unb nicrjt bag §au^ £tfdf), SDZeffcr unb ©aoeL 
3)ag papier, ni(f)t bie gtber. 3)te ^eber unb bag 2D?effer, 



ber Maim ^^ 

the man 



bie gran ^^ 

the woman 



bct§ ^3fcrb &£&iy y^y^-^c^y ber §imb =^w* Jg^W^**^ 

the horse / ./ the dog >^^ 

bie ^al3C 

the cat 

Sftamt, f^rau unb $inb. 2>er Mann unb bie S^rau, 
nttf)t ber (gofnt unb bie Softer. £er |)unb, bie $a£e unb 



33 



ba§ spferb, ffllann unb spfcrb. ®inb unb fl a£e, £>a3 
3pau3, nidjt ber ©arten* gtber unb papier* 2>er ©arten 
unb ber Sauut. 




ber SBogef ^w^ 

the bird 



bad @d)IoJ3 ^itV'6 6^, 
the castle 



SKautt unb gfrau, uid)t 33tuber unb ©djroefter. 2)a3 
©djloft ober baS |)au$,. ober ba$ 2)orf unb btc ©tabt 
SDer SBogel unb btc Shtme. Sic Strait nub ber ©o(ju» 
33aum, ©artcn, ©djfojs unb |)au§. 2)te ^rau ober bie 
Softer* Ser 23auut unb ber SJogcL 2)a8 papier, utcljt 
\m§ 33udj. 



The father and the mother, the son and the 
daughter. The dog, not the cat, the bird, not the 
horse. The pen and the knife. The pen, not the 
knife. The book and the child. The child and the 
mother. Man and woman, brother and sister. 
Tillage and castle, house and garden. The tree, 
not the bird. The castle or the city. The son and 
the book. Horse, dog or cat. 



34 



etit ■&■*&* (mam.) cine <*m^&. (fern.) etn i&*&* (neuter.) 

a, an a, an a, an 

Obs. : cut, cine, cut, a, an, is called the indefinite article. 

©in better mtb cine SWutter. ©in ^3ferb unb cin $aM. 
©in ffllarm unb cut *)3ferb. ©in <3cfy(o§, ntdfjt ein §)au$. 
©in ©tub mtb cine $a£e. ©in 2)orf, ein £)an3 nnb cine 
©tabt. ©in 25nd) ober eine ^eber. ©me grew nnb eine 
£od)ter. ©in 23oc]et, cin ®amn, ein ©artem ©in papier, 
eine geber. ©in £iftf), cin SSReffer nnb cine ©abet 

7. 

©in iBocjet nnb eine 33tume. ©in S)orf nnb eine 
©tabt. ©inc gebcr nnb ein papier, ©in 23nd) nnb ein 
SKeffer* 3)er 35ater nnb ba$ ®mb. ©in 3Ttfcf> nnb cin 
£>au$. Socfjtcr nnb ©c^meftcr. ©in ©o§n, ein 33rnber, 
ein better, ©in $ferb, cin §unb ober eine $a£e. 

8. 

A man and a woman. A cat and a dog. A 
horse and a bird. A city or a village. A father 
and a child. A mother and a daughter. A knife, 
a paper and a pen. A book and a flower. A table 
and a pen. A brother and a sister. A son and a 
daughter. A garden and a house, and a castle, not 
a city. A fork, not a knife. 



ntctn &&*<&■***■ meutc j*^^*?^^ incut &■&*■#'■?*& 

my my my 

bctii &£?^m bcute &w&m^& bein ^^^ 

your (tfry) your (thy) .your (thy) 



— 35 



Dttfcf &£*<. t^^^zLc ber greimb ^^^ i^/,<-&^Zh**/ 



ba- 
the unci, 

bte Stante 5 

the aunt 

baS ®faS *^ 

the glass 



the friend 

btegfafdjc ^d^ 

the bottle 

e&i? ba3 SSaffer ^ 

the water 



bie <Stcibt 

the town 




2ftem Snfet mtb utetne Saute. SOteitt ©fa$ itnb utetne 
?Jlafc^e. 2)eut 3Satet ober betne Sftutter. 2)ctu iBruber 
ober betne ©$ defter. 3Keiit ©oljit unb utetne Softer. 
!>Dtou SJudj unb utetne gtber. 2>etn ©arten unb betu 
§au§. Sftetu ^reuub unb bent ^remtb. SSWetne SBlunte 
unb betne Sluntc. ffllthx 3Keffer unb betu SCReffer. Sftetne 
©tabt, ittdfjt betu £>orf. SDeth ®fa$ ober betne glafcf)e. 



10. 

i - / ■ " / 

lUl|Cr xxx*//*.x.<- VOX] CYC ■xxxx<A^A<'f^ \\\\\CY -xxxx^/xx^ 

our / our ,/ our 



your 



your 



your 



unfcr Batcr ^^2W* A^&^fr** itnfere gutter ****^*#c<* 

■ our father ^/ our mother ,/ 

imfer §au§ *4^^>**« s&-t&*£y 



£/ C-'XX<£<SX77i-e- 






btinS&atiVset**** '/Z^&<£^<- cuer 33ater **** 



your father 



your father 



betne SDfrttter **£*^& <y^£^<£/&*<- cuere gutter &****xi£ 

your mother your mother 

&/yc-**-^&4*n* beta ipaiiv *£■***■ J^^gs*^-*? cucr 

your Hous a /s your 

house ;^^ 

Obs. : bent, beine, beat, is generally translated by your, when 
referring to one person. It is, in the following exer- 
cises, marked your CO, to distinguish it from euer, euere, 
cueiy your , which refers to several persons. 

Unfer SSatet unb uufere Sftitttcr. Unfer 23ruber unb 
mtfere ©djtoefter. ©iter Ontd unb euere Saute* (Euer 
©of;n unb euere Sodjter. Unfer §)unb, uufere $a£e unb 
unfer *)3fcrb. Uufere ©tabt nub unfer £)au$. Unfer ©lag 
nub uufere ^(afc^e. Unfer $inb unb euer $inb. Unfer 
33itdj ober euer 23ud). Uufere gtber obcr euere 8?eber. 
Unfer ©arteu unb euer ©artetu Suer §a*eunb nub unfer 
^reunb. Qhter 3pau3 ober unfer ©djlofj. (Suer |)aug, 
utdjt unfer §5au& 

II. 

The uncle and the aunt. The bottle or the 
glass. The bottle and the water. My father and 
my mother. Our brother, and not our sister. Our 
garden and our house. Your town and our village. 
My horse, my cat, and your 013 dog. Town and 
castle. Our town and our castle. The brother and 
the sister. My book and my pen. Your son or 
your daughter. My friend and your Cl) friend. My 
glass and my bottle. Your dog and your cat. Your 
friend, not my friend. 



— 37 



12. 

btcfer ^ 

this 



biefer Setter 

this rather / 



I &s£-&.<£»rtc. s4^&&<Z^& 



/>? <£■■&'&■%*■ 



MefeS ®i 

this child 




SMefer better, btefe 9Kutter unb btefe$ fimb, 3)tefer 
©ctrteu, btefe ©tabt imb btefeS £)an& 3)iefe3 S)orf unb 
otefeS ©djlofj, 2)iefe$ ©ta3 imb btefe ^lafdje, btefer 
2ftauu ober btefe gfrau. SMcfe Sfeber, btefe§ SQZeffer unb 
btefer papier, ©iefer £mub, btefe $a£e, btefeS ^Jferb* 
2)tefeS 3Keffer ober btefe ©abeL Stfefer 33amn, nicfjt btefeS 
«pau3 ober btefeS ©djtoft. S)tefer £tfdj, btefe ^tafdje unb 
btefeS SBaffer. StefeS 33ud) unb btefe gtber* 

13. 

This horse and this clog. This dog and this cat. 
This bottle and this water. This brother and this 
sister. This son, this daughter. This paper and 
this pen. This castle and this house. This father 
and this child. This knife and .this table. This bird 
and this cat. This man or this woman. This town 
or this village. 



14. 

ait 

old 






nev>- 



gut 

goo< 



lit -£2~* 
ood^ 



faithful 






tired g^-eat, large, tall yf 



/? 



— 38 — 



^t^C'it? 



■'v? 




Item -s^W*^ fdjim ^^.^^f. 

little, small, short , beautiful, fine //? 

useful y/ /s diligent 

@ar( <=*/^&^£ ^outfc «^>z>^^ 

Charles Louisa 

2)er $ater ift alt. 3)ie Gutter ift jung, 2)a3 23udj 
ift ueu. 3)er Oarten ift crroft. 2)te ©tabt ift fleitu 
3)a$ §)au3 ift fcf)ou. 3)er £unb ift treu. 2)aS ^3ferb 
ift uui^lid). (Sart ift flciftig. Soutfe ift mitbe. S)er 
$ogel ift Jfettt. 3Me Finnic ift fdjou. £aS ©orf ift 
groj}. 9)ictu Citlcl ift frauf. Seine Saute ift miibe, 
Uufer £ifc() ift neu. 3)ie gtber ift fletu. Qmer papier 
ift gut 2)iefe3 SKcffcr ift fdjon, 2)iefe3 $au$ ift :teu 
uub fcfjon. 

15. 

My father is old. My mother is young. Our 
garden is small. Our town is large. Your horse is 
beautiful. Your dog is faithful. My bird is small. 
My son is ill. My daughter is diligent. Our table 
is new. Your pen is good. This book is useful. 
Your Cl) uncle is tall. Your a:) aunt is short. My 
brother is tired. Charles is my brother. Louisa is 
my sister. Our father is tired and sick. 



16. 



vtid) &*7&?z?^£ &rut -&£&<-&?*■ fin* 

poor for 



z^s-z*- 



Uufer iBater ift uidjt alt. Uufere Sftutter ift frauf. 
Cmer Onfel ift uidjt reid). Qmere Saute ift ntdjt arm. 



SWritt ©ruber ift Hem. 2#eine ©djtoefier ift grog. SDtefeS 

£auS tft nidfjt neu. 2)iefe fflfome ift ntdjt ftfjon. (Sari ift 

ntdjt f(ei§ig. £ouife ift ntdjt mitbe. ©ein SKeffer ift gut. 

SDcfaic fteber ift ntdjt gut. Sttein Dnfel ift feant 3Keme 

Zante ift ntdjt frcmf. S)iefer SSogcI ift fiir (Sari SMefe 
©(tune ift fiir ?omfe. 

17. 



9D?em ©ater uub meiue Gutter ftnb frant 2ttein 
SSntber uub uteiu'e (Sc^roefter finb ntitbe. 9Kein 33ud) uub 
meiue fjeber ftnb gut. Gate* §unb ift treu. (Sin |)unb 
uub ein ^3ferb ftnb nufcfidj. S)etn SBoget unb beine ©fume 
finb fdjou. Unfer 5>orf uub uufer ©rf)foj$ ftnb Hem; 
SMefer Sftcmn unb biefe ^rau finb alt. Unfer ©ruber 
unb unfere ©djtoefter finb jung. SMefe f^eber unb biefeS 
papier finb gut. Unfer £)uM uub unfere £cmte finb 
reidj. (Suer ©oljit uub euere Softer finb fleijHg. 

18. 

The man is not old. The woman is not young. 
The uncle is rich. The aunt is not poor. This bird 
is not beautiful. This flower is fine. My brother 
is short. My sister is tall. My child is not ill. 
Your brother is not diligent. This dog is not faithful. 
Charles is not my brother. Louisa is not my sister. 
This knife is new and useful. Our uncle and aunt 
are not young. My brother and sister are not ill. 
Charles and Louisa are not diligent. This horse 
and this dog are useful. This bird and this flower 



— 40 — 

are for Charles. Your tree is large and our tree 
is small. This paper and this pen are for Louisa. 



19. 



I« 



no 



arttcj &h&* 

good, gentle 



giticftidj 

happy 



Oft bctn »ater feanl? 2Wein «ater ift Irani £>er 
£mnb ift treu, -unb ba3 *Pferb ift nitfcltd). -3ft biefer fntub 
treu? 3ft biefeS ^Jferb nufcttdfj? 3ft gari fleijHg? 3ft 
&>utfe utdjt artig? 3ft biefe ©tabt grog? 3ft btefeS 
®orf Kent? 3ft bag ©djfog Won? 3ft ener Dntet 
reidj? 3ft unfer ©arten ntdjt fdjon? 3a, er ift fcr)i3n f 
tnein ©ofjn. 3ft btefe Qa*att nid)t gtMftdj? <2ie ift Iran! 
unb miibe. 3ft biefer SDtann tttctjt treu? 9Zcui tueitte 
2^ocf)ter, cr ift utdjt treit 



20. 



ber Sirgt *^w* 

the physician 

bie SDfatab 5*=^* 

the servant-girl 



O^n^^ ©ctnricf) sty-*******?: 

Henry ^^ 
S Emily ^ 

§err J?^?*^ mem .©err *^^^ J^i; 

gentleman z^' Sir 

I}ter ift i/*^& -?^z ha ift ^^ ** 

here is ^?^ ^/ there is 

3ft ^ehtricr) bein SJruber nnb (gmiiie beine ©djroefter ? 
Sa, tnein §err, §>einrid) ift tnein SBruber nnb (Smtfie ift 
ntcine ©d)ruefter. Siefer |)err ift unfer Strgt* SDiefe $rau 



where 



— 41- — 

ift lmferc Wacfi. (Sari ift mem ©oljtu £ouife ift mete 
Stouter ? * £)ier ift euer Dteffer unb euere geber. 3)a tft 
bettt 23ud) nttb bein papier. 2Bo tft mem Ottlel unb 
uteine SEante? @te ftub ha, mem $ater, 2Bo tft bag 
©lag unb bie fjlafdje ? $ier ift ba$ ®ia§ unb ba ift bie 
glafd)e. So ift ber iBoget unb bie Sutme ? 3ft $euaidj 
ntitbe ? ^etnridj! ift nic^t mitbe, ntein §)err* 



* The teacher will here point out that in certain cases the singular verb 
is used in German, where the plural is used in English. 

21. 

Is your Cl) brother ill? No, mother, he is not ill, 

he is happy. Is your physician old ? Yes, Sir, he is 
old and poor. Is your servant-girl faithful ? Is my 
garden large ? Is your house small ? Our house is 
large and our garden is small. Is this gentleman 
your uncle ? Where is my knife ? Where is my 
glass? Here is your (i:) knife and there is your (1) 
glass. Is Henry not diligent? Is Emily not good? 
Is Charles your 03 brother? Is Louisa your Cl) sister? 
Yes, Sir ; Charles is my brother and Louisa is my 
sister. 




tft er (fie, e3)? 

is he (she, it)? 



*&y . — f)ter ift jt£&** *^£ 

^/ here is ^r / 



iff liter? * 

is here ? 




ba tft 

there is 



'^ && . ■ ber Dteffe 

the nephew 



tft ba ? 

is there? 



bie 9?td)te 

the niece 



jg^tf* <yC^<i^%£&- 



gay 



^-^-fr^-fr^. 



always 




Od) Bin jttfrieben. ®u Bift ntdjt immer gufrteben. 
(Sari tft immer mimter. Soutfe ift ntdjt immer ftetfttg. 
36) Bin bein 33ruber. S)u Bift meiue ©djroefter* £)einrid) 
ift imfcr ^rettnb. Sin id) gtitcfftdj ? Sin id} ntdjt gro£ ? 
Sift bn Iran!? Sift bit md)t artig? Oft Emitte nid)t 
gufricbcn ? Oft btefer 3perr ein 9Xr^t ? 3a f biefer £)err ift 
ein Sbgt Oft gmtUc enere Sttagb? Stteut, fie ift md)t 
itnfere 2Ragb* Oft btefe^ ©djfofe ntdjt fdjon? Oa, bag 
©djtofj nnb ber ©arten ftnb fdjon nnb grog* Sift bn mem 
grennb, §)einridj? Oa, tdj Bin bein greunb. 

* Oft nnfer ©n!e( arm ober reidj? He is poor and 
sick. 3ft bein Stteffe fletfjig? He is diligent arid 
happy. Oft enere IDtfdjte jitng? She is young, and 
always gay and contented. Sift bn reid)? I am 
poor and contented. Sin id) nidjt immer fteiftig?. 
Yes, my son; and you are always very gay. Oft 
bie 9Kagb fjier ? Xo, father ; she is always sick. Oft 
bag Stub grofj ober Item ? It is very small, mother. 



* In harmony with the plan of these exercises, the interrogatory form 
of sentences, so conducive to the ready acquisition of a language, should 
henceforth be practised as often as time may permit or the teacher may 
see fit. 



— 43 — 

23. 

I am poor. You are rich. I am your a:> son, 
you are my father. Louisa is your Cl) daughter. 
Henry is our friend. Are you contented, Charles ? 
Yes, I am contented. Are you ill, Emily ? No, I 
am not ill. You are not always diligent, Emily. 
Are you tired ? No, I am not tired. My nephew 
and niece are very young. Am I your Cl) friend, 
Henry ? Yes, you are my friend. Am I not 
happy ? Yes, you are very happy. 



24. 

tljeuer, lieb <^»^»^ / -z^s^s trailing -^^-tv**^*^ 

dear s? sad ^s 

after t^^f-^c- aud) -^t^^^^f fyter j^^m** ha . &4%, 

but also /? here^^ there 

©er ©artcn ift nid^t grog, after er ift fel)r fdjon. S)te 
fetabt ift fdjon, after fie ift fe^r Hem. ©a$ $an$ ift alt; eS 
ift nid)t nen, 2rtem $ater ift Iran!; er ift fet)r tranrtg, 
3ft betne Gutter and) fran!? Hftetn, fte ift rttdtjt Irani 
3ft btefer £mtb tren? 3a, er ift feljr treu, 3ft btefeS 
93udj md)t fdjon ? da, e3 ift fdjon, after e3 ift xtict)t 
nii^Uct)* S)tefe§ $3nd) ift tljener* 

2Bo ift Sari? He is here, mother. 2Bo ift Smtlte, 
feine <2d)tt>efter? She is also here. 3ft euer 23annt 
grog ? Yes, my daughter, the tree is large ; but 
it is also beautiful. 3ft mem $mb Irani? No, 



— 44 — 

dear mother, the child is very gay and not sad. 
3ft euer ^}3ferb mitbe? Yes, our horse is tired; but 
it is not sick. 2Bo tft er? He is there. 

25- 

Is Henry your a) brother? Yes, he is my 
brother. Is Louisa your a:) sister ? No, she is not my 
sister. Is this man poor ? Yes, he is very poor. 
Is this woman ill ? No, she is not ill. Is not our 
dog faithful ? Yes, dear father, he is very faithful, 
but he is not beautiful. Is not this village small ? 
Yes, it is very small. Is not your garden large ? 
No, Sir ; it is not very large. 

Is this flower not beautiful ? 3a f btefe 23htme tft 
feljr fcfyon. Is my book not useful? Sa f eg tft fe§r 
nit^(td). Where is your Cl) brother ? G?r ift I)ter* And 
your Cl) sister ? (Sic. ift Iran! uub traurig. 



26- 

ttur finb. ^^-^ 4****/ ifjr fetb (Sie finb) ^ 

we are / you are 

fie finb ^r*^***/ \\§& ^-&*j£ 

they aie/ / still ^f 

Obs. : You are, when referring to one person, bit btft, will here- 
after be marked: youO) are. 

In addressing even one individual, in a polite manner, 
@ie is used in German. Ex.: @mb <Sie frcmf, niein 
§>err? Are you sick, Sir? Qfyx is used in addressing 
several persons. Ex. : (Jijr fetb arttg, metne $htber, you 
are gentle, my children. 




— 45 — 

(Stub roir reid) ober arm ? SStr finb ntdjt reid), ©eib 
ifjr fleif$ig ? 3a, meine Sautter, fotr finb feljr ftet^tg. ©ittb 
betn $ater nnb beine Sautter alt ? Stet, fie finb nod) jnng. 
©tub ber ©arten nnb ba$ 3pan§ gro£? 3a, feljr gro§ + 
©tub roir artig, Sftntter ? 3a, il)r feib feljr arttg. ©tub 
(Sari nnb £onife In'er? ^etn, fie finb ttidjt Ijier. SDtefcr 
Sftann nnb biefe ^ran finb feljr arm. 2Bo ift mein 33udj ? 
nnb meine (Jeber? §ier ift bent 33nd) nnb ba ift and] 
beine fjeber. 

27. 

We are happy. We are not sad. You are 
contented, but you are not always diligent. My 
father and mother are still young. Your uncle and 
aunt are very rich. This man and this woman are 
not poor. Henry and Charles are very diligent. 
Louisa and Emily are ill. This horse and this dog 
are useful. There are my book and knife. Are 
they good ? No, they are not good. 

28. 

©eib iljr jufrteben? Yes, we are contented and 
happy. 2£o ift nnfer SDorf ? Here is our village, and 
there is the city, ©inb roir reid) ober arm? I am 
poor and you are rich. 2Bo ift ber §nnb nnb roo ift bie 
$a§e? Here is the dog and there is the cat. 3ft 
beine Sfttdjtc tranrig? Yes, my uncle, she is very sad, 
but not sick. 3ft biefe 23mme fiir Smtfte nnb biefer 
SBoget fiir |)einrid) ? The flower and the bird are for 
the child." 



* These colloquial sentences can of course be multiplied indefinitely. 



46 — 



29. 



<r/<£f£rt- &€~&&<C/-?&P' . 




'■? 



€ id 



fii&mni and na/i/ii^ 



■&?^i^^& . 



■Z^Z-'/Z-??^ 



^ tfJed. mij- neide id tiled. ,J0 

dU***S jL***</^ oM ; it td yay. 
d^>t^ ?j%£ &>/**■** /*. 



id fiebe. 



/e/thei 



ijcfA> l net ccnte7ited ; Tpnauied? s/c******, 



■^■7^ >&-&&&■ ■&-&&Z-&&Z'm,Z < - ■&■**■ 



tZZ-^T.^'Z?- ■&?■■&*-* ^^,<-€^-*^-^' . 



<7 



<% uoul elca /aimmf/ 2*a 

odle mid man and 







awman net neei ? 



(yz-&yt~&-%- 



^Z^-fro^ -&&&&&<■ &<£-7&y^ 



&<-&%■&? ■&■/*> ■% 






— 47 



30. 

id) lobe, I praise lobe idj? do I praise? 

bit lob (c) ft, (thou praisest) (ob(e)ft bit? (dost thou praise?) 

you CO praise do you CO praise ? 

er (fie, e§) (ob(e)i, he (she, it) Iob(e)t er (fie, c8) ? does he (she, 

praises it) praise? 

loir tobeti, we praise lobcu ftur ? do we praise? 

ifyr Iob(e)i, you praise (ob(e)t tljr? do you praise ? 

fie lobcn, they praise loben fie? do they praise ? 

This is the Present tense of the verb t o b c it , to praise, con- 
jugated affirmatively and interrogatively. Particular attention 
must be paid to the endings of the verb, printed here in full- 
faced type. The e in the endings eft, et is generally dropped, 
as: id} lobe, bu lobft; but it is retained whenever euphony re- 
quires it, especially after ft, t, tl), $; thus: id) rebe, I speak; bu 
rebeft, thou speakest. 

Practice in the same way the following: 
Id) (erne ^^r ^^^^^^ id} faufe ^ 

I learn ^ I buy 



id) toettte 

I weep 

id) fpiele 

I play 




;*s*^ ■&&2-7&^X^7& id) t)CVfCXUfC s^-2^ ?227&7?c 

I sell ^f 




id) itctfje ^-^/Z ^tzz^iv. 

I sew //^ 



^2^-^^ bar ficutfmottn ^^ (^Zl-tv* 



ber ©djiiler *^&* 

the scholar 



ber f nabe ; 

the boy 



why? 



the merchant 



3d) lente, £ernft bu cmdj ? SD'er $ater lauft Sag 
Sinb toeuti Gutter unb Softer raeinen* 3ft ber (Skitter 



— 48 — 

ftetfjtg? Gmt $ctufmamt lauft unb berfauft* !Dtone Gutter 
nub nteine ©d)toefter ftttb ftei^ig; fie ridijm. fomt ber 
©pier? 9Wtt, er fpielt ©pieft ber $nafte? 3a, ber 
$nak fptrit ©piett heme ©djtoefter and) ? Stem, nteine 
©d^toefter ift traurtg; fie toeutt SBarunt toeint fie? 2)te 
Gutter ift fer)r Irani 



31. 



jcncr 

that 







■■ Id) tt>or)ne ^^"^sb^-z^SU** ber Sanbtttann 

I reside, // yy the farmer 

I live 



■&4&*<- «=»<^^^^5g<^ 



^f^-^^^f-^^- tit 5f;Z<* 



SDtorte 

Mary 



. 2Bcr ftotft? 2Horie ttopft. 331i^t eg? 9cein, e3 
regnei ^31itt)t ber 33aunt? 3ener iBaum Blit^t* S)er 
Sanbutamt pfXiigt* So noolntt bein Cnfet? 2fteht Dnfet 
tooljnt in ^ttabefyljta. S)er ®aufmamt ift ntein ^remtb. 
SBoljut jener |)err in Sfteto 2)orl? 9?ettt f er toolkit in 
partem. SWetn ^rewtb, fctft bn traurig? 3a, mein Bater 
unb nteine Sautter ftttb Irani -3ene§ §)au§ ift gro§* Qtw$ 
$iub ift tneine ©djtoefter* 



— 49 — 

32. 

Is not that boy your Cl) friend? That man and 
that woman are happy. Where does yonr Cl) friend 
reside? He resides in Elmira. Does it rain ? No, 
Sir, it lightens. Does thy sister play ? No, she 
weeps. Thy father is cmr friend. Is this child thy 
brother ? No, Charles is my brother. That boy is 
my friend; he is very diligent. 

38. 

id) ftubtre &*/£ ^%CJ^£^/* td) ^eidjne *^£ ^^*w^ 

I study y/ / I draw s? ^7 /? 



id) cmttDortc * 

I answer 

id) gefyordje * 

I obey 

SJDeutfdj Sl-^&r^ 

German 

bct§ ®cXb & 

the calf 

SBtr tcrnen SDentfcf)* 9ftein grout b lemt cmd) S)eutfd),. 
3)a3 9ftabd)en lernt grcut^oftfd)* Sir cmttnorteiu Sftetne 
Gutter Betet* Sarteft bu? Sftarie unb (£art geljordjen 
imnter* daxt unb £ouife ftubtren 3)eutfd) unb fVran^oftfd^. 
3eit^neft bu? ©te $uf) ift grojj, ba3 $atf> ift Hem. 3)u 
Btft utdjt nxeiu Sreunb* §tn ^reunb ift treu* 2Bo ift ber 
§)unb? |)ter ift ber |)uub, unb ba ift bie $a§e. 

34. 

Mother and child pray. Dost thou wait ? Do 
jou^ wait ? The boy studies. Charles studies and 




— 50 — 

Mary plays. Does the farmer plow? Do you a) 
pray? Where is my pen? Here is a pen; there 
is a knife. Charles and Mary learn French. Do 
'you learn German? We learn German, but not 
French. Thy sister studies, that boy plays. 



35. 

id) lernc \\i<fyt, I clo not learn 

bu tent (e) ft nidji, (thou dost not learn) you CO do not learn 

er (fie, e$) (ern(c)i* nicfyt, he (she, it) does not learn 

ttnr (enten m$t, we do not learn 

il)r (crn(e)t ttt$i, you do not learn 

fie lent en nic^t, they do not learn. 

Conjugate thus the following: 

id) c\ia\\]c ^*^r ^^W^^?^ 

I glitter XX ^ 

'" <£&&&& icf) atrjine ^^/^-^^^/a uh inittfye 

s? I breathe /? /? I rage 



id) trimmer 

I dream 

id) (ad)c 

I laugh 





ber (Sturm & 

tlie storm 



Sftctrte ncir)t ntdjt, fte ftnelt 2)er $nctk fernt md}t, er 
iad}L 3)er (Sturm trjiitl)et 23ir atlmten, bag £l)ter at^met 
cmdj* 3Me (Sonne unb ber Sftonb glcm^etu (Earl unb 



— 51 — 

Btcmj frttf)ftitcfen; (Emtlte fritrjftitcft ntdjt; fie tft fe^r fccmi 
©tubtrt ber ©critter? 9?ein, er ftubirt nidjt, er ftnelt 
SBiefeS Sljter tft grog* S^etne Softer iseint ntrf)t, fie fodfjt; 
fte tft ferjmtmtter* SReut ^rcunb ift attest mutter fletfjtg* 
Sty tranme feljr oft; traumft bu and), Gmtttte? Stein, id) 
traume me. 



36. 



much 



grtebrid) t^^^^&£<*?^z 

Frederick ^^ 



This child is not very diligent. My friend never 
dreams. Charles does not study. He never studies. 
Mary does not sew, she plays. Francis does not 
answer. Thy brother does not laugh. That flower 
does not bloom. My sister does not obey. My 
friend Frederick never weeps. This merchant does 
not sell; he buys. Does it rain ? The scholar is not 
very diligent, and he does not study very much. 
Do you learn German? We do not learn German, 
we learn French. 



37. 




jf fout /C&^c ber gnrg 

idle, lazy / the river 



ber s 2tpfelbaum *£*c 

the apple-tree 



because 



Does your friend reside here? -Rein, er ftoljnt 
tttdjt r)ter, er tuoljnt in ^rombence. Does it rain? 9cein, 



— 52 — 

mem |)err, e§ fdjnett. Do you dream ? 3d) trciume 
me* Here is a river. $a; unb btefer Qflufj tft feljr ttef. 
Does the apple-tree bloom ? llftem, ber 2fyfet6aum Miirjt 
md)t, after bie Sterne butfyi* Stegnet e$, (Sari? No, it 
.does not rain, it snows. SBarum raarteft bu, SJKaric ? 
I wait because it rains. Where is thy sister? ©ie 
tft ntdjt Ijter, fie fritrjftucft SDettt Sruber lernt ntdjt; er ift 
feljr fcutL Yes, he plays too much. 



38. 

terne id) nt$t? do I not learn? 

(ern(c)ft bu nifyt? (dost thou not learn) do youW not learn? 

Iern(c)t er nid)t? does he (she, it) not learn? 

ternen rotr ntdjt? do we not learn ? 

lern(c)t il)r nicf)t? do you not learn? 

lernen fie rtd)t? 4o they not learn ? 

Practice in the same way the following: 



id) enciMc * 
I tell 




^&i^c& id) fjijre ^^j£&&& 
S Ihear ^^ 



id)fage ^ 
I say ^ 

id) fcfjre *^r <&&^j« 

I teach /^ ^^ 



id) rcbe 5 

I speak 



id) etle : . 

I hasten >^ 




bcr £ag ^^ 

the day 



bte ©ttrabe & 

the hour 



roof) I ^^--^ 

well 




bie 9fatdjt 

the night 

ber £ef)rer *At*< 

the teacher 



rtatih'ttd) ^^&^^^<£^&^ 

of course /^ 



*=*2^£**&?i<- 



— 53 — 

SDtefer ffllann tft tttd)t ^ufrteben, f)orft bu ttidjt, metrt 
(Solut? SBarunt lernft bu tttdjt? ©exit 23ruber tft fe^r 
ftetfjtg; bu Bift mdjt tmmer fleifjtg* 3d) Biu feanf, tnetn 
$ater, ©c^r tt)oI)l; aBer toariim rebeft bu ntdjt? But id) 
md)t betn 35ater unb beut gfreunb? Sefjren ttur ober lernen 
totr? SftatMtd), fcrir ternetu S)er Setter Ie§rt, ber @ cottier 
lerttt. SBarum geljordjft bn ntdjt? fflltin gfremtb tft fc^r 
flct§tg; er ftubtrt Sag uub 3?ad(ji (Sageu toh md)t? 
(Srgaljtt ii§r ntdjt? 3)er Sag uub bte Sfto^i Sag uub 
©tuube. Saturn etfft bu? ftriHjjlitdjl bu ttidjt fu'er ? 

39. 

This apple-tree is very fine. Are you Cl) tired ? 
Art thou sick ? Is he not diligent ? Is the garden 
not very fine ? This house is very small. Why do 
you not study? I am very sick, Sir. That knife is 
very beautiful, and not very dear. Where is your a:) 
sister ? She is not here* she is sick. Why do you 
not answer ? My cousin never answers. Are you Cl} 
not my friend ? Is this flower for Louisa ? Does 
your father live here? He does not live here. We 
do not play, we study. 

40. 

id) fra^e -^r ^^t^</^-^ ba§ ^Better &£& 

I scratch yy / // the weather 

fdjledjt ^C^y^Z 
l)eute ^&4* 

to-day ^7 




— 54 — 

Where is your brother? @r ift utdjt ^ter; er tft 
fe^r Irani, Is Mr. Thomson in New York? Hftetit, 
mem .pert, er tft ntdjt §ter f er tft jei^t in ^Baltimore, aBer er 
toolntt in ©roof torn* 2Bo ift meine 5 eoer ? Here is your 
pen, but it is very bad; it scratches. My pen does 
not scratch. Why do you not play, Frederick? 
Sets SBetter tft Ijeute ju fy\% Is Charles not your 
friend? Sfteht, Sart tft ntd)t nnfer gramb, er tft fet)r faul; 
er tent nie feme Slufgabe* 

41. 

id) ffage ^^^ j&tft&^i* id) plaubere **^ 

I complain, I grumble x/ // I chat 



isv***^**** id) arbeitc ^^r ^*«^*^ ber SJtourer 

I work /^/ the mason 



^ rfyc~t&*^i#x< bcr gembmerfer ^^ ^-^^^ 



-&7&i&&<'t^rt<- bie (Stimntc ^y^ ^v^/^/^/# ber 2Ba(b 5^^^ 

the voice the forest 

^^^-2^^oa3 gelb ^^ ^~^^C^ tjeifer jt£^, 

the field coarse ^^^ y^ 

Odj fytefe, mem SBruber cirbeitei S)u rebeft git met 
mem ^rennb; beine ©ttmrnc ift tjetfer, ©tefer 9ttann nnb 
biefe ^ratt ftnb me jufrteben, fie llagen mutter. SSarutn 
llogft bn immer? ©oJ SSetter ift fdjon, bie (Sonne gtangt, 
unb 28oib, getb nnb @arten Blu^ett* ©a3 2Better ift l)ettte 
fel)r fd)led)t; eS oti^t nnb e3 bonnert nnb ber Sturm ttmtfjet* 
Oft biefer Sftcmtt ein f)anbtr>erler ? -3a, er ift ein SKaurer. 
©erne ©dfjtoefter naljt, afer fie ift titd^t feljr fletfjicj; fie 
plaubert nnb tadjt jnuiet 




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